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Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's running mate, opened hostilities in his opening statement, and signalled that he would make the attack on Trump the theme of the night. Kaine opened up tonight's presidential debate by talking about how much he trusted his running mate, Hillary Clinton, telling voters that he trusted the former secretary of state with the life of his deployed Marine son. 'The thought of Donald Trump as commander-in-chief scares us to death,' Kaine said, as he noted Hillary Clinton's history-making presidential run on several occasions. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, Trump's running mate, told voters that 'the American people know we need to make a change,' before thanking Trump for putting him on the ticket. While vice presidential debates usually don't change the course of the presidential election much, Democrats supporting Clinton heightened the stakes for Pence, threatening he'll have to answer for some of Trump's recent remarks.